Hen&#39;s nest.



J. A. LEIGHTON.

HENS NEST.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31, 1912.

11 1 1,3 1 0, Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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Inventor Attorneys THE NORPJS PETERS ca. PHOTO-14TH W'- NGTON. D. C.

J. A. LEIGHTON- HBNS NEST.

APPLICATION IFILED MAY 31, 1912.

1 1 1 1,3 1 O, Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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Witnsesf Inventor M y I I I r I Attorneys THE AoRR/S PETERS Co..PHOTO-LITHO.. WAsHlNGmN. D. Q

'J. A. LEIGHTON.

HENS NEST.

APPLICATION FILED MAY a1, 1912.

Patented Se t. 22, 1914.

3 SHEETS SHEET 3.

Attorneys .[Alfl' Witnesses THE NORRIS PETERS 6a., PHOTU-LITHQ, WASH/ amD c,

liver the egg through thebellows connection into the upper end of theegg directing inclined-tube-"26. I

In order to assist in the propervertical movement of the nest frame 22,the flexible [connections 27' are connected to therear ofthe frame 22and pass over the pulleys Ward'movement due to the Weight of the nestvframe operates: the door-SSQtoqclose the 28, said connection havingfastened to the outer ends thereof Weights 29 exteriorly" of the nest.By this means when the nest occupied; l the frame 22 will he moveddovvnwardly in a vertical direction such down-1 hen upon the nestcausing: thetdepression of the upperend 18 0f. the lever 18 and :theconsequent elevation of the gate21 tothe dottedjlinfe position Fig. 2.

In order to properly movetheupper, gate or: door- 32, downwardly and" inco-aotivere lation witheth'e, lotver gate or'd'oor 21*, the

Vertical; standards 30 are? connected: to the frame22 at eachsidethereof, and by reason oflthe-twoplates onrods 31, which: are pivot-.allyvconne'cted'at -32 to the upper end .of the upper 'gate or door 33,the' movement ofgthe compartment and. thus provide s a rneans I to Iprevent the hen upointhenestfrommeing disturbed by, otherlhens, andtyet.at the same. time ato permit; of the opening and closing of.the'respeetive cgates 2Land33 atsuchdistance from the hen. astonotstartle it. v

fTheQforward, section. 12' v offthe cover. or roof! of each separatenest,- ,is pivoted ,to; and between i the vertical standards 30,.tvvhile the forwardiend is. :free to west; above. the, guides, 15;, so.that vwhenflthe standards ,"SOMare ,ele

,vated, shown in Fig; 2,: therearfend of the section .12 Will beelevatedjabove the strip,

11 while the forwardedgetwill resthupon the o guides;15.andthusthesectionu12fwill be out of lparallel Withttheplates or rods 31.

To provide ventilation throughout the length .of the compartment, sothatthenest may be usedfnot onlyrasta laying, nestt'b'utzas asetting:,nestrforrhatching:xeggs, recess 34 isQprovided in, thelowenedgeof the! upper gate-or door. 33;:and-has. stretched' thereacrossthenettingyor,screen;35i H H AsQ clearly shown ,in :Fig. 1,.,the.,. egg;con,-

ducting tubes-26 all'converge-;and deliver-the eggs through the aperture316 into either one. ofthediverging tu es 37 o e irection i the rp p agl f t e egg n 'n l d through the .mediu'rn otthe cuteoutrdevice lQ Which.is,pivoted-,atS39gat thenjunction ofwthe 7 What .is-claimedis Ahens'rnestti-havmg respective egg cup or receptacle 41, and of such asize asto'receive a single eg at a timegi'the same beingyp'rovidfd withthe removable lower cover 43', vWliereldy'the egg may be remove V v v MEacli receptacle 4 1* isfpr'ovided theegg'contfolledciit out deviceWhichis pivoted. at 44 so. that either one of the plates 45 or 15" willbe positioned to close the aperture 42,- the passage of .the egg uponthe plate/l5 causing the depression thereofif-as ShOWIlglll Eigx fi suchdepression with the --egg within the receptacle 4C1 presenting the plate45, so that thesarnerwill seahthe apex-'4; turefl2, and thus permitthgnext egg i1 0 pass to 'the;receptacle 4i therebeloyv: In ordej'ntonormally hold, the plate, ,455 upwalidl'y when the receptacle 4:1isuno'ccupied and thusaeal the arer re fi h ?p fite- 'z,jaerod-ticarrying a weight 47 is provided the w eightbeing; 1 of: su h .,ei e, asr ebexanv a en d by the: disposition of an; egg on-, the plate-4:5

andfwithin the pocket 41. flfhewpoeket etl iis otsucli-a size, however,as whenioccupied zto I the. \eg i at; all: times to; ,,engage? the asesand thus retain the; plate ;45 as: the closure 'of-the aperture to,thekoccupiedrcome p tnient A1;

Each; of i the :respective compartnients. v or,

eapsyn are provided, With-thesightr apere 't'uresa whereby the egg'collector mayiatza glance; see the; egg-.yvith nthe sameInordertoprovideameansvtorbeactuated g by! the last egg which is; ied tothe tuhewifl so as to prevent the introduetioni of: anefihelf eggtherein-and 'attthe-saine timet adelivein the next succeeding; eggsginto the tube? 538-,

a il ever 48 is connected to the 1 end Ai-iofri thelastlreut-out;-.device and hasrcp'nnected: theme to ar flexibleconnection 49 which is gtrained oven the irespective ;pulleys '50, 51andr52 rsh that the other end thereof is,. ;connected to the vlever 53ofthe'g cut-01112 40, the-flexible 1 on e ion 1 4 9*" being? alsoconnectedm to i th lever 53 1 and; to the armYAS L at the extremeend; ofithe tnbe 38, eBy-ithis rneans the :de-E livery otan egg; gintosthelast? pockfii llewill actuate the cuteout --40 ;to theadotted; Elin'e,poridelivered to -athe tube 3 sition Eign; 5',( and thus ca'use theregg. to-be aec asi ng, A

movable nestdispcosedggthereinyialever piw oted in ,thecasing andvhavingzits upperr end r disposed to fengage the. under: forvg'ard edgeof the; nest, a Weight upomthei ,-lower:.end-' w of the; lever; for;normally holdingi memeward-'tedgeiofothe.;nest elevated; a;--;weight aconnected to. the -rear; end oi: the guest for coacting gwith theeweightednlever t0 elevate and hold the-complete nestinltlre'sameaplane;

a lower door pivoted to the lever-adjacent: the; we1ghted.= ;end thereptandt. dis-posed e emor e arw d alin oiclosinaa o ifien; anupgerl'dooremounted teamove tofrand front the lower door, andmeansconnected to the upper door and to the forward edge of thej "nest,whereby when'the nest is ocoiipied, the

two doors are moved toward eachgother, said I idoors-separating when thenest unoccu Witnesses:

pied due to the elevation of the nest through DAN J. TEITRL, theweighted lever. I J.,P1L0FF.

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